Often it is just a matter of following the birds with the camera, than any photographic skill. I enjoy walking and observing nature, always taking my camera with me. So I guess it is really many hours invested in walking, to find those lucky shots!

Your photos, especially the ever-changing banner photos give me so much joy. I literally smile every time a new one comes up. The shots are perfect in lighting, sharpness and composition. But also there is that something extra, that spark of true creativity. How the bufflehead looks back at you with a bright questing eye and the brown water crests in front of her breast. How the pelican opens its beak at though laughing in the sunset light while his dark flockmates punctuate the curving lines of bright foam. And maybe my alltime favorite, the pelican slowing its flight while the end feathers of one cupped wing lightly brush the water below. How ever many hours you have invested in learning your craft, they have been well spent! Thanks for the delight. –DH